"Is that what you think of me?" he demanded.
Jade met his gaze without hesitation.
"I don't think you're a bad person," he said.
"To me, you are still my father. But when it comes to legality and morality, you forget everything, even the people who care about you, if power is involved."
Those words struck harder than any accusation.
Jade turned and walked away.
Frank watched his son's retreating back, resentment slowly curling in his chest.
'Silas would have helped his father rise. Jade is different… too different,' he thought bitterly.
Jade had always been indifferent to status, often insisting that Frank should stop fighting for control.
In the past, he had kept those opinions to himself. Now, he spoke them openly.
Frank clenched his fists.
'Someday, he will understand. Someday he will come back to my side.'
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Meanwhile, far from that confrontation, Damien arrived at the entrance of the city base.
